The top 50 influencing Canadian foreign policy
Politicians
- Justin Trudeau, prime minister
- Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister and finance minister
- Mélanie Joly, foreign affairs minister
- Anita Anand, defence minister
- Mary Ng, international trade minister
- Marco Mendicino, public safety minister
- François-Philippe Champagne, innovation, science, and industry minister
- Omar Alghabra, transport minister
- Harjit Sajjan, international development minister
- Karina Gould, families, children, and social development minister
- Michael Chong, Conservative foreign affairs critic
- Hassan Yussuff, Independent Senator
Political staffers
- Katie Telford, PMO chief of staff
- Brian Clow, PMO deputy chief of staff
- Patrick Travers, PMO senior global affairs policy adviser
- Oz Jungic, PMO policy adviser
- Elise Wagner, PMO policy adviser for Canada-U.S. relations and issues management
- Jeremy Broadhurst, PMO senior adviser
- Sandra Aubé, chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister
- Chantal Gagnon, deputy chief of staff to the foreign affairs minister
- Jason Easton, chief of staff to the international trade minister
- Jillian White, policy director to the international trade minister
Civil Servants
- Dan Costello, foreign and defence policy adviser to the prime minister
- David Morrison, deputy minister for international trade and G7 sherpa
- Jody Thomas, national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister
- Marta Morgan, deputy minister of foreign affairs
- Janice Charette, clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the cabinet
- Bill Matthews, deputy minister of national defence
- Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff
- Steve Verheul, special adviser to the deputy minister of finance
- John Hannaford, deputy minister of natural resources
- David Vigneault, CSIS director
Diplomats
- Kirsten Hillman, ambassador to the United States
- Bob Rae, ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations
- Ailish Campbell, ambassador to the European Union
- Ralph Goodale, high commissioner to the United Kingdom
- Larisa Galadza, ambassador to Ukraine
- Jacqueline O’Neill, ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security
- David Cohen, U.S. ambassador to Canada
- Susannah Goshko, U.K. high commissioner to Canada
- Sabine Sparwasser, German ambassador to Canada
Civil society and others
- Maryscott Greenwood, CEO of Canadian American Business Council
- Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association
- Alexandra Chyczij/Ihor Michalchyshyn, president and CEO of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress
- Irwin Cotler, former Liberal cabinet minister and human rights advocate
- Frédéric Mérand/Laurence Deschamps-Laporte, academics
- Thomas Juneau, academic
- Robert Fife/Steven Chase, Globe and Mail reporters
- Mark MacKinnon, Globe and Mail international correspondent
- Alex Panetta/Katie Simpson, CBC reporters
Honourable mentions
- Bill Blair, emergency preparedness minister
- Sean Fraser, immigration minister
- Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister
- Jonathan Fried, former diplomat
- Louise Blais, former diplomat
- Colin Robertson, former diplomat
- Roland Paris, academic and former PMO foreign policy adviser
- Shelly Bruce, Communications Security Establishment chief
- Ratna Omidvar, Independent Senator
- Goldy Hyder, Business Council of Canada president
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